By Samuel Gonzalez
27 Jul 2024, 18:46 PM EDT
Can you imagine the anger you would feel if you played the lottery, won, and accidentally threw away the ticket? Depending on the reason why that ticket ended up in the trash, you might not even realize it. That happened to A couple who almost lost $200,000except for the fact that they rescued the winning ticket from their trash.
The South Carolina Education Lottery has released the story of a $200,000 winning couple who had a second stroke of luck, after rescuing the winning ticket from the trash.
The couple, who preferred to remain anonymous, purchased a $5 Double Sided Dollars Extra Play lottery ticket at the Circle K on E. Main St. in Spartanburg, S.C. When they scratched off the ticket, The wife initially thought it was not a winner and threw it away.. By this action they almost give up a reward that could be the beginning of a new life for both of them.
In a kind of divine sign, The husband recovered the bill from the trashout of curiosity to corroborate what his wife had seen and realized the mistake.
“You have a 12!” the man pointed out to his wife.
At that moment, the woman took the bill, scratched it even more and discovered the $200,000 jackpot.
The couple told South Carolina Education Lottery officials that They will use the money to buy their dream house..
The odds of winning such a prize in the Double Sided Dollars Extra Play game are 1 in 750,000. And there is only one jackpot left.
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